The Use of Spiritual Gifts

1 Now° concerning°aspiritual° [gifts], brethren°, bI do not want° you to be unaware°.
2aYou know° that when° you were pagans°, [you were] bled° astray° to the cmute° idols°, however°° you were led°.
3 Therefore° I make° known° to you that no° one° speaking°Iaby the Spirit° of God° says°, “Jesus° is IIbaccursed°”; and no° one° can° say°, “Jesus° is cLord°,” except°Iaby the Holy° Spirit°.

4 ¶ Now° there are avarieties° of gifts°, but the same° Spirit°.
5 And there are varieties° of ministries°, and the same° Lord°.
6 There are varieties° of effects°, but the same°aGod° who works° all° things° in all° [persons].
7 But to each° one° is given° the manifestation° of the Spirit°afor the common° good°.
8 For to one°° is given° the word° of awisdom° through° the Spirit°, and to another° the word° of bknowledge° according° to the same° Spirit°;
9 to another°afaith°Iby the same° Spirit°, and to another°bgifts° of IIhealing°Iby the one° Spirit°,
10 and to another° the Ieffecting° of IIamiracles°, and to another°bprophecy°, and to another° the IIIcdistinguishing° of spirits°, to another° [various] dkinds° of tongues°, and to another° the einterpretation° of tongues°.
11 But one° and the same° Spirit° works° all° these° things°, adistributing° to each° one° individually° just° as He wills°.

12 ¶ For even°aas the body° is one° and [yet] has° many° members°, and all° the members° of the body°, though they are many°, are one° body°, bso° also° is Christ°.
13 For Iaby one° Spirit° we were all° baptized° into one° body°, whether°bJews° or° Greeks°, whether° slaves° or° free°, and we were all° made° to cdrink° of one° Spirit°.

14 ¶ For athe body° is not one° member°, but many°.
15 If° the foot° says°, “Because° I am° not a hand°, I am° not [a part] of the body°,” it is not for this° reason°Iany° the less° [a part] of the body°.
16 And if° the ear° says°, “Because° I am° not an eye°, I am° not [a part] of the body°,” it is not for this° reason°Iany° the less° [a part] of the body°.
17 If° the whole° body° were an eye°, where° would the hearing° be? If° the whole° were hearing°, where° would the sense° of smell° be?
18 But now° God° has aplaced° the members°, each° one° of them, in the body°, bjust° as He desired°.
19 If° they were all° one° member°, where° would the body° be?
20 But now°athere are many° members°, but one° body°.
21 And the eye° cannot°° say° to the hand°, “I have° no° need° of you”; or° again° the head° to the feet°, “I have° no° need° of you.”
22 On the contrary°, Iit is much° truer° that the members° of the body° which seem° to be weaker° are necessary°;
23 and those [members] of the body° which° we Ideem° less° honorable°, IIon these° we bestow° more° abundant° honor°, and our less° presentable° members become° much° more° presentable°,
24 whereas° our more° presentable° members have° no° need° [of it]. But God° has [so] composed° the body°, giving° more° abundant° honor° to that [member] which lacked°,
25 so° that there may be no°Idivision° in the body°, but [that] the members° may have° the same° care° for one° another°.
26 And if° one° member° suffers°, all° the members° suffer° with it; if° [one] member° is Ihonored°, all° the members° rejoice° with it.

27 ¶ Now° you are aChrist’s° body°, and bindividually° members° of it.
28 And God° has Iaappointed° in bthe church°, first°capostles°, second°dprophets°, third°eteachers°, then°IIfmiracles°, then°ggifts° of healings°, helps°, hadministrations°, [various] ikinds° of tongues°.
29 All° are not apostles°, are they? All° are not prophets°, are they? All° are not teachers°, are they? All° are not [workers of] Imiracles°, are they?
30 All° do not have° gifts° of healings°, do they? All° do not speak° with tongues°, do they? All° do not ainterpret°, do they?
31 But aearnestly° desire° the greater° gifts°.